Comment on GitHub Pull Request
Add a comment to an existing GitHub pull request
Source Code
const [owner, repo, pr_number, body] = process.argv.slice(2);
const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || "PLACEHOLDER_TOKEN";
async function addComment() {
// PRs use the issues endpoint for general comments
const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/issues/${pr_number}/comments`;
console.log(`Adding comment to ${owner}/${repo} PR #${pr_number}...`);
const response = await fetch(url, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
Accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
"X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({ body }),
});
if (!response.ok) {
const error = await response.json();
console.error("ERROR: GitHub API request failed.");
console.error(` Status: ${response.status}`);
console.error(` Message: ${error.message || response.statusText}`);
console.error(" Check that the PR exists and you have access to comment.");
process.exit(1);
}
const remaining = response.headers.get("X-RateLimit-Remaining");
if (remaining && parseInt(remaining) < 100) {
console.log(`⚠️ Rate limit warning: ${remaining} requests remaining`);
}
const comment = await response.json();
console.log(`✅ Added comment to PR #${pr_number}`);
console.log(` URL: ${comment.html_url}`);
}
try {
await addComment();
} catch (error) {
console.error("ERROR: Unexpected failure adding comment to PR.");
console.error(` ${error.message}`);
process.exit(1);
}